Tom Steyer

Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer (27 June 1957-) was an American billionaire who sought the presidency of the United States in 2020, running as a Democrat.

Biography
Thomas Fahr Steyer was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York in 1957 to a Jewish father and an Episcopalian mother, and he began his career with Morgan Stanley in 1979. In January 1986, after working for Goldman Sachs, he founded Farallon Capital, and he also co-founded the Onecalifornia Bank, a community development bank based in in Oakland, California. The bank managed $20 billion for institutions and wealthy individuals, and, in 2010, the billionaire Steyer signed The Giving Pledge, planning to donate half of his fortune to charity during his lifetime. In 2012, he sold his stake and retired from Farallon Capital, and he switched his focus to politics and the environment, launching NextGen America to support progressive positions on climate change, immigration, healthcare, and education. On 9 July 2019, he launched a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2020 presidential election. Progressive opponents within the party, such as US Senator Bernie Sanders, accused Steyer of "buying his way" into the September 2019 Democratic debates.